4K TV has been gradually moved towards to an era of 4K video standard, which means 4K videos are widely used and popular by and by. But many 4K TV users encountered a problem that some videos are not allowed to play on 4K TVs on account of the unsupported 4k video format. Here comes the issue: what are 4K video formats on earth?
But before this we need make clear what is 4K? It refers to a resolution of 4096×2160 pixels instead of a video format, which confused many people. So briefly if the video resolution reaches to 2160p, it's absolutely a 4K video no matter what formats the video is encapsulated in. In other words, 4K video formats are board. For example, MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI etc. all can be 4K file formats.
Actually, 4K video formats are in a wide range. But some are commonly compatible for both 4K UHD video players and TVs like MP4 and MKV, some aren't. So if you want to make your 4K videos compatible for common 4K devices or softwares to the hilt, you'd better convert 4K videos to the most common 4K video format.
MacX Video Converter Pro could precisely fulfil the task of converting 4K videos to MP4, MKV, MOV etc in 4K resolution remaining so that you can get the best enjoyment on 4K TV or other 4K devices. And if you are willing to watch 4K videos/movies on Apple or Android devices on the go, this awesome 4K video converter can help you to compress 4K videos to 1080p, 720p in MP4, MOV, AVI, FLV etc. for playback on iPhone se/6s/6s plus, iPad Mini 4, iPad Pro, Samsung Galaxy S7 etc.
[Optional] The former mentioned 4K UHD video converter is designed for Mac OS users. If you wanna convert 4K resolution video to 4K video formats on PC, please resort to MacX HD Video Converter Pro for Windows version.
Well, since the board range of video formats for 4K resolution, what video formats can be played on 4K TVs like Samsung, LG and Sony? Since the development and improvement of 4K TV and video formats continuously, we cannot accurately find out 4K super-hd video formats but a rough list for the present instead. Here we go for a rough 4K TV formats overview from Sony and check what 4K file format can be converted for playback on 4K TVs.
| Container | Extension | Container | Extension |
| MPEG1 | *.mpg / *.mpe / *mpeg | AVI | *.avi |
| MPEG2 | *.mpg / *.mpe / *.mts/ *.m2t/ *.m2ts | ASF | *.asf / *.wmv |
| MP4 | *.mp4 | MKV | *.mkv |
| WebM | *.webm | 3GPP | *.3gp / *.3g2 |
| RealMedia | *.rm / *rmbv / *.rv | MOV | *.mov |
Step 1: Free download the 4K UHD video converter on Mac or Windows version for PCs and run it on your computer. Click "Add Files" button to import the 4K video.
Step 2: Choose one of the 4K video formats as the output format from the automatically popped-up window. Click "HD Video" to find out the final output format.
Note: In view of there have the needs to play 4K video on iPhone iPad Android, you are also suggested to convert 4K to 1080P, 720P etc. in MP4 so that you can enjoy your 4K video freely.
Step 3: Click "Browse" button to specify the output path for saving the converted 4K video.
Step 4: Hit "RUN" button to start the super fast 4K video converting process. And you are free to pause or stop the converting process anytime even if you have started converting.
Notes: By the way, if you have a computer with good configuration and precisely choose the output formats with H.264 codec, you could enjoyed a 2-3 times faster speed than formats other in codecs. A fresh technology call Intel QSV hardware acceleration will enable you to shorten the never have been long converting process only if you check the box of "Intel" on bottom right above "RUN" button.
As said, if you download a 4K video from YouTube and find it cannot play on 4K TV, you convert 4K videos to 4K TV supported formats for playing. This is the regular way we choose. But is this the only way? Not really. If we do not have 4K TV, 4K video players like 5KPlayer, VLC Player, Sony 4K Ultra HD Media Player could also help you enjoy 4K videos on Mac computer with good configuration. Worse still, if your 4K video won't play on your Mac or PC owing to the secondary hardware context, you might as well convert/compress 4K videos to lower resolution like 1080p, 720p for playing on mobile devices. Namely, there is no need to worry about how to play 4K videos since three methods are available for you to choose:
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